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Oliver & Company is an animated feature film that came out 1988. It is about a homeless kitten named Oliver and he joined a gang of dogs to survive the New York City streets in the 1980s. This is the 27th animated movie that Disney has produced.
This movie has bee inspired by the novel, Oliver Twist, which was written by Charles Dickens. However, Oliver Twist, was replaced with Oliver, the kitty. Fagin's gang is represented by dogs. It was re-released on March 29, 1996 in USA, Canada and UK.
Disney's Animated Oliver and Company is the 5th animated feature set against the New York setting. Oliver and the Dogs was the working title during the production. The movie is rated by MAA as G.
It was directed by George Scribner and produced by111 Kathleen Gavin (production manager). This was from Original book Oliver Twist, as written by Charles Dickens. The animation screenplay was done by Jim Cox, Timothy A. Disney, and James Mangold.
The voice casts include Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Natalie Gregory, Dom DeLuise, Cheech Marin, and Bette Midler. The music was by111 J.A.C. Redford who has done the score, Barry Manilow for the songs while Carole Childs has done the supervision.
This was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. The release date was last November 18, 1988 (original release) and March 29, 1996 (re-release). The running time is 73 minute and it is in English.1 The gross revenue is $53,279,055.00
It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Why Should I Worry" and the Golden Reel Awards Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing. It was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Family Feature Film for Animation. Sadly it didn't win that.
This has a lot of firsts. Disney's Oliver and Company Film is the first animated movie done by Disney to introduce innovative sound effects that replaced many of the original classic sounds. Also this is the first Disney movie to include real world advertised products like Coca-Cola, USA Today, Sony, and Ryder Truck Rental.
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